Good Searches on Ancestry (Are You Searching WRONG?)

This video will go over lots of tricks for better searches. You will find records you never realized were already there at Ancestry!

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0:00 Intro
0:33 Handout information
1:51 How many records Ancestry has - how few are in your hints
2:54 Information in each record
4:41 Person searches
6:22 How search results are listed
6:33 Clean searches
8:38 Thinking outside the box
8:57 Using Ancestry's location menu
9:40 Experimenting with different search facts
10:30 Boolean Operators or Wildcards
12:32 Altering search information in person searches
14:21 Narrowing down search facts in searches
16:13 Search filters
24:36 Smart filtering - BEWARE
28:09 Card catalog

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[DeniseMSimpson]

There is a way to create a Find-a-Grave listing for a person who is cremated. When creating the entry there is a box to check and then the rest of the information is straight forward.

Great search tips!

[maureentaphouse]

I hadn't realised the difference between searching the "clean search' from the top of the page and from within the person page. That is useful as I can remember an elderly lady that mother used to take me to her shop as she liked to see me BUT although I know her name she hasn't appeared in my searches within my village when I know she lived above her shop. Now I know a way to search and find her on Electoral Returns and then maybe find where she fits into my father's family. Thank you

[sioux]

A LOT of information! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise. You are a GREAT teacher - you make it easy to understand and absorb what you are saying, and you give step by step examples. Wonderful job!

[nellanddudley]

I've actually experienced the 10% situation, which is why I always perform my own thorough search of the records. The results can be amazing. Great video!

[arlindanelson]

Oh my gosh Aimee! This was very informative and helpful. I've been on the right track with my searches but you have just blown me away with a few more tips that I have lacked doing. I will try some to find my grandfather in the 1910 census (the only one I'm missing for him and his siblings).

QUESTION: Have you done a video on or about how to find children who were in care of the state and not with their parents or relatives?

[KateAnneNYC]

Thanks for sharing such helpful info in 2023!

[elaine]

This is a great video! Thank you Aimee!

[robins]

Thanks so much for this! I'm still working on the first hint and finding so much more. Definitely a re-watch!

[not_today_satan_]

Thank you ill watch the video on the card catalog which I have no success with

[maureengrant]

Very helpful. Thankyou ever so much Aimee.

[suzannechalifoux]

Thank you so much! I learned a few things and can’t wait to use these new tips of researching! Greats explanations!

[ruthrobb]

This is very informative. I appreciate this video. Thankyou.

[annw]

Great video and tips.
Re: the wild cards, it seems to me that Ancestry is already really good about checking spelling variants (Stephenson, Stevensen, etc). Do you find that you'd get even more results? (I would say it definitely would in your Kunzli example.)

[robarsenault]

What is this new Explorer tab on ancestry perhaps content for an upcoming episode😊

[dianeweber]

Aimee, I've learned so much from your videos. I'm having a serious problem and I need HELP! I follow your search instructions just like you work for Aimee Paston - where you see results for her I see all the wrong people! Doesn't matter how "filtered" or "open" my settings. For example, my parents (John Sullivan and Mary Fuesting) were married in Effingham, IL Jun 1962. I never find their marriage license. I have the same problem when search directly from the catalog. Its driving me crazy not getting anywhere. Any advise?

[elaine]

I’ve been trying to find the link for the handout to buy and i want to be a member of Aimee’s Crew. Is that the patreon membership?

[pbcanal]

I have lately become a big fan of searching for an address with no name to find others who might be living at the same house. I enter the address "677 pawling" into the keywords, and then enter the city in the place. No other info. It is amazing to see what pops up.

[LAYERSOFLIFE]

I have the World Deluxe Membership and do not see Image Subject in the filters. ❓

[stevelaursen]

How do you know if something is verified accurately

[robarsenault]

Genealogy TV just posted a similar video maybe the 2 of you should have collaborated